Galen's vein

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Galen's vein

[gā′lənz]

Etymology: Claudius Galen, Greek physician, circa ad 130-200

the large vein formed by the union of the two terminal cerebral veins. It curves around the splenium of the corpus callosum and continues as the straight sinus of the brain. Also called great cerebral vein of Galen.

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